BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 647 By: Barrientos (Walker) 4-24-95 Committee Report (Amended) BACKGROUND Current law requires the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to approve rules and exams proposed by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission regarding water well pump installers. This language was included by the 72nd Legislature in anticipation of an omnibus licensing bill. The omnibus legislation failed to pass, but the references to the department were never deleted. PURPOSE To exclude the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation from the licensing and regulation of water well pump installers. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 33.001, Water Code, to delete the definition of "licensing department." SECTION 2. Amends Sections 33.002(a) and (h), Water Code, to make conforming changes. SECTION 3. Amends Sections 33.003 and 33.004, Water Code, to make conforming changes. SECTION 4. Amends Section 33.005(a), Water Code, to make a conforming change. SECTION 5. Amends Section 33.007(a), Water Code, to make a conforming change. SECTION 6. Effective date. SECTION 7. Emergency clause. EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1: Adds a new Section 6 to the the bill which provides that all money collected by the commission under this chapter shall be deposited to credit the water well drillers fund; provides for allocation of not more than 20 percent of the water well drillers fund to cover administrative costs of the commission; renumbers the existing Section 6 and 7 to Section 7 and 8. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION S.B.647 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on April 24, 1995. No testimony was received. The committee considered one (1) amendment to the bill. The amendment was adopted without objection. The bill was reported favorably as amended to the House, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed, by a record vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, and 3 absent.